Abstract:
A processor includes a first logic to execute an instruction stream out-of-order, the instruction stream divided into a plurality of strands, the instruction stream and each strand ordered by program order (PO). The processor also includes a second logic to determine an oldest undispatched instruction in the instruction stream and store an associated PO value of the oldest undispatched instruction as an executed instruction pointer. The instruction stream includes dispatched and undispatched instructions. The processor also includes a third logic to determine a most recently retired instruction in the instruction stream and store an associated PO value of the most recently retired instruction as a retirement pointer, a fourth logic to select a range of instructions between the retirement pointer and the executed instruction pointer, and a fifth logic to identify the range of instructions as eligible for retirement.
Abstract:
A processor includes a Level-2 (L2) cache, a first and second cluster of execution units, and a first and second data cache unit (DCU) communicatively coupled to the respective clusters of execution units and to the L2 cache. The DCUs each include a data cache and logic to receive a memory operation from an execution unit, respond to the memory operation with information from the data cache when the information is available in the data cache, and retrieve the information from the L2 cache when the information is unavailable in the data cache. The processor further includes logic to maintain contents of the data cache of the first DCU as equal to contents of the data cache of the second DCU at all clock cycles of operation of the processor.
Abstract:
A processor includes logic to execute an instruction stream out-of-order. The instruction stream is divided into a plurality of strands and its instructions and those within the streams are ordered by program order (PO). The processor further includes logic to identify an oldest undispatched instruction in the instruction stream and record its associated PO as an executed instruction pointer, identify a most recently committed store instruction in the instruction stream and record its associated PO as a store commitment pointer, a search pointer with PO less than the execution instruction pointer, identify a first set of store instructions in a store buffer with PO less than the search pointer and eligible for commitment, evaluate whether the first set of store instructions is larger than a number of read ports of the store buffer, and adjust the search pointer.